पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · April 4, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.33 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि।

प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति।।3.33।।
"3.33 Even the wise man acts in character with his nature; indeed, all creatures act according to their natures. What is the use of compulsion then?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya350.63°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra303.08°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.54°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha1.92°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati140.34°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra333.69°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani232.04°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

Salem, Tamil Nadu — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:45 – 09:17
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:21
Gulika Kāla13:53 – 15:25
Varjyam06:43 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:13 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:45 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:17 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:21 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:53 – 15:25 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:25 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:57 – 18:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:29 – 19:57 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:57 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:25 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:53 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:21 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:17 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:45 – 06:13 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.6643°
Longitude: 78.146°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869017.27
Julian Day2457482.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0801°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)314.36°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0801°), declination 5.79°, EoT -3.40 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2016-04-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)